Sep 272010
In this latest installment of Last Man Standing, I’m looking for songs with animals in the title.
The rules:
- The animal must appear in the title, not just the lyrics.
- Once a specific animal has been mentioned, it can no longer be used. However, if for instance, “Dog” has already been used, “Dalmatian” is still in play.
As always, please just submit one answer per post. Once you have submitted an answer, you are the Last Man (or Woman) Standing, until someone trumps your answer. The game continues until we’ve exhausted our stock of answers or we can no longer stand it anymore.
Shamelessly pandering to our newfound prog-rock friends, I submit “Tiger in a Spotlight,” by ELP. (“Tiger” is now out of play.)
UPDATE
On this topic, bostonhistorian is Last Man Standing. Comments have been closed for this thread. Well played, Townspeople!
I Wanna Be Your Dog.
Yeah! I’m First Last Man Standing!
Let’s get elephants off the board: “Elephant Talk,” by King Crimson.
Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat
Ant Music
Boris the Spider
“Mockingbird”
Bat Chain Puller, Captain Beefheart
Hummingbird – Seals and Crofts. I hope to get that out of my head soon!
“Crow Black Chicken”, Ry Cooder.
Crawlin’ King Snake, John Lee Hooker/The Doors
“Pigs” & “Sheep,” Pink Floyd
(would have been a triple threat if “dog” hadn’t already appeared)
“Rats,” The Kinks
“Swan, Swan, H” by REM
“Blue Jay Way” – the Beatles
Ruling, please:
“Homosapien” by Pete Shelley
“Glow Worm” The Mills Brothers
“Blackbird,” the Beatles
“Something for Cat” – Henry Mancini
“Green Dolphin Street” – standard
“Caterpillar Girl” – The Cure
Sorry, just realized that title is actually “The Caterpillar”. Even better.
Flash Gordon’s Ape, Captain Beefheart
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by the Tokens or “Lions” by Tones on Tail.
rowing_to_america, welcome aboard!
Homosapiens better count as animals, ladymiss! That takes humans off the board. Damn!
I’ll take dolphins off the board with that Tim Buckley (?) song, “Dolphins.”
Shoot, dolphins already WAS off the board. I’ll do 20 push-ups and enter “Fly Like an Eagle” instead.
“Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree…” I don’t know the name, but I think it’s called “Kookaburra.”
And going for a sure-fire groaner here:
“Muskrat Love” Captain and Tennille
What’s with the 70’s and animals?
“Fly, Robin, Fly” by Silver Convention
I’m not really sure what robins and motorcycles have to do with each other:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM72iWami9M
My favorite animal and a cool song, to boot: “Horses,” by Patti Smith.
Last Man Standing!
“Deer Stop” by Goldfrapp
Last woman standing!
Buffalo Gals
Alligator Wine – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Damn! I didn’t get a chance to use “By-tor & the Snow Dog” by Rush.
“Monkey Man” by Los Rolling Stones.
Kangaroo – Big Star
“The Ostrich” by The Primitives (One of Lou’s pre-Velvets Pickwick Records fake bands…but it’s a real record!)
A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond, Captain Beefheart
“The Ostrich” is awesome.
“Run Chicken Run” by Link Wray
Rhinoceros – Smashing Pumpkins
Ant Man Bee, Captain Beefheart
Octopus’s Garden
“Larks’ Tongues in Aspic” King Crimson… well, the author/s can be used more than once, right? 😉
“I’m a Hog for You Baby” by Leiber & Stoller, recorded by many, The Coasters being the first, I believe.
Ducks on the Wall – the Kinks
or
Rubber Ducky – Bert and Ernie
“Pigeon Kill” by Big Black
“Reptile Smile” – Th’ Faith Healers
“Crocodile Rock” – Reginald Dwight
“Crickets” by Disco Biscuits
Hyena – REM
“Froggy Went A Courting” by….I’ll go with the 1960 vers. by Danny Dell & The Trends.
You Drive Me Ape (you big gorilla) by The Dickies.
“Human Fly” by The Cramps
The Raven by The Stranglers.
“Zebra” – Beach House
“Swordfish Trombone” – Tom Waits
“Panther Man” by Tav Falco
“Barracuda” – Heart
Dean Martin – “That’s A Moray.”
Just kidding.
“Hunting Bears” – Radiohead
“A Human Coyote Stole My Girl” by Rex Allen
“Hound Dog” (if I understand cdm’s rules, this specific dog breed is acceptable)
“Firefly” by Southern Culture On The Skids
“The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway”
LMS!
How will the wolf survive?
“Wasp Man” The Who
I’m not sure that I have one to top cher at the moment, but can we be clear about one thing, to keep this manageable: NO MYTHICAL CREATURES, PLEASE!
Thanks:)
Oh, “Bluebird,” by Buffalo Springfield (no double points, though, for using a band with an animal in its name because “buffalo” is off the board.)
You talking to me?
“That’s a Moray” is freakin’ brilliant! Love this.
Talkin’ Mule Skinner Blues – The Fendermen
I thought it was, as long as an animal is part of the title, it’s fair game (so to speak).
Yes? No?
For Sammy and Mod: “Mother Whale Eyeless” – Brian Eno
“Shark Attack ” – Split Enz
A bulldog set: “Bulldog Front” – Fugazi, “Hey Bulldog” – Beatles, “Bulldog Skin” – GBV.
And again, to lighten the mood: “I Only Have Eyes for Ewe” – the Flamingos Which would be pretty friggin’ weird because why would a bird be checking out a sheep?
“Shark Attack” by Split Enz
Dammit!
“Rock Lobster,” B52s.
cdm: I have been logging up serious
Saturday time re-acquainting pouring through the dusty cds in our music collection. Thanks a lot. No, really.
And “Pulling Mussels From A Shell” – Squeeze.
I think the rules to this game might need to be explained again.
bobby, I was not talking to you. You (and no one, for that matter, to this point) had suggested a song title with “unicorn” or “Godzilla” in the title. No wiseacre, until now, had even tried to slip in “By the Time I Get to Phoenix.” I’m just looking ahead to the inevitable. “Wasp Man” definitely counts, from what I can tell! Play on, my man.
ladymiss, one rule I need to remind you of is the rule that states only ONE entry per comment. Part of the hidden goal for the author of any Last Man Standing post is to see if the thread can draw a record number of entries:) The real reason, of course, is to prevent against anyone hogging by posting a list of 20 entries at once. Keep ’em coming. “Pulling Mussels from a Shell” is an excellent one!
Oh, Shonen Knife’s “Making Plans for Bison.” That’s probably the last possible answer, right? 😛
Thanks for the clarification, Mod. Say, aren’t we also supposed to wait until someone else has posted to post again, or have I gotten that rule wrong (I thought I broke that one, myself, back when I first started playing)?
“The Red Rooster” by Howlin’Wolf
“Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her” by XTC
“Bearcat” by Rufus Thomas
“Dinosaur” by King Crimson, with “Dinosaur Act” by Matthew Sweet on the b-side.
“Cat Squirrel” by Dr. Ross
Goo goo goo joob and cranberry sauce!
“I Am The Walrus” by the Beatles.
“Do The Funky Penguin”, also by Rufus Thomas
Robert Johnson – Dead Shrimp Blues
Dead Skunk (In the Middle of the Road) – Loudon Wainwright III
Fox on the Run – Sweet
Dunno why that album is sitting on top of the cd player, but it is.
“Wild Goose” by PJ & The Galaxies (Surf instrumental vers. of a Frankie Laine song)
“Canary in a Coalmine” by The Police
“Song of the Shrimp” by Elvis Presley. LMS, Thank you very much…
Alex Chilton “Like Flies on Sherbert”
The Mo-Dettes “White Mice”
The Soft Boys “Where are the Prawns”
The Soft Boys “Salamander”
“Clambake” by E.A. Presley
The Soft Boys “Return of the Sacred Crab”
What is it with the Soft Boys?
“Bull in the Heather” by Sonic Youth
Bill Robinson and The Quails “The Cow”
“Crawfish” – Elvis, again.
“Camel Walk” by James Brown
Shake you donkey up – xtc
Not that it matters, but I had already posted a “Shrimp” one!
Lots of activity here for a Saturday.
Genesis — “All in a Mouse’s Night”
Sorry ’bout that, cher.
“Rockin’ Robin” by Bobby Day
Bottomless Pit — “Angry Swan”
Off the E.P. “Congress,” which by the way is really good! Yous should check it out.
“Turkey Neck Stretch” by Gradie O’Neal
Blur — “Beetlebum”
Does that count?????
“Cicada Rock” by S.C.O.T.S.
She Caught The Katy (and Left Me a Mule To Ride) – The Wet Willie Band
“Black Widow” by Link Wray
Porpoise Song – The Monkees
LMS BELT BUCKLE IS SHINY
“I Dig A Pony” by The Beatles
The song that people remember the Beatles for: Rocky Racoon.
“Year of the Rats” by Satan’s Rats
Oops! Rats were done already.
“Hey Little Cobra” by The Rip Chords
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” …I’ll keep it rockish with The Crystals version from the Spector Xmas album.
“When Doves Cry” by Prince
Jaguar and the Thunderbird – Chuck!
old manatee – beachwood sparks
“Yertle the Turtle” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Per cdm’s dog example rule, I believe this is playable: “Rottweiler Blues” by Warren Zevon
“Superfast Jellyfish” – Gorillaz
Shocking Blue – Boll Weevil
Not sure if insects count.
Isn’t one of the rules that people who don’t check to make sure their suggestion hasn’t been used before are permanently banned from the thread?
Squid Lord, The Fall
I hope not.
“Mr. Slater’s Parrot” – Bonzo Dog Band
Meadowlark – Fleet Foxes
White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
Oops – my mistake about the rabbit. So instead:
Caribou – Pixies
“Albatross” Fleetwood Mac
I’ll ride the Specificity Exclusion right into Fleetwood Mac’s “Rattlesnake Shake.”
BigSteve asked:
In a perfect and perfectly cruel world we should abide by that rule, but that would be one more thing to keep track of and then punish ourselves for if we lost track of that. For now, I think 20 push-ups or a lap around your nearest rock club will do the trick.
Darn – there goes my “Rattlesnakes” by Lloyd Cole
I continue your reptile theme with “Chameleon Day” by Talk Talk
“Copperhead Road” Steve Earle
Martin Newell, “This Flamingo”
So did Mod specify whether we need to wait until another person has posted before posting again???
It’s like a game of Crazy Eights – I’m returning the the bird category: “Vultures” by the Meat Puppets
No, he didn’t, so I guess it doesn’t matter. Nobody else said anything about it, and I don’t remember clearly.
“Butterfly” – Weezer
Yeah, so long no one posts 20 times in a row – that would just be bad form. Let’s keep this fun. I think cdm would agree.
“The Ecstasy of Dancing Fleas,” Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Surely there’s no topping that one!
“Dodo” – David Bowie
Tarantula – This Mortal Coil
“Yakety Yak” – The Coasters (heh heh heh…)
Rats, bobby, I was saving my butterfly song. Good one!
Ok – how about this “Woody Woodpecker Symphony” by the Beach Boys?
The Goat Looks On, by the High Llamas. (this is not a llama entry, just goat.)
So much for “Lectric Chilie Goat.” And good double entry, Cher, with the High Llamas…
I’m going with the cover of this week’s New Yorker:
“Bedbugs and Ballyhoo” by Echo and the Bunnymen.
The Decembrists “The Crane Wife 1 & 2”
“The WASP,” The Doors!
REO Speedwagon “The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot”
“Celia of the Seals” – Donovan
Mod, I already used “wasp” in “Wasp Man”.
Ooh, well played from the REO and Donovan catalogs! But I’ve got another:
“The Mole from the Ministry,” The Dukes of Stratosphear.
DAMN, now I need to do 40 push-up and run two laps around Johnny Brenda’s! I’ll go to bed and see if I’m absolved of my double-crime in the morning.,,but first, maybe I can redeem myself with Big Dipper’s “Man o’ War.”
LMS!
Bo Diddley, “Road Runner”
Good one!
“Chinese Water Python” – Robyn Hitchcock
Cub “My Chinchilla”
Parakeet, REM
Disturbance At the Heron House – REM
Ram On – Paul McCartney
And “Terrapin” – Syd Barrett
“Javelina” – Pixies
Weasels Ripped My Flesh – FZ
Bigfoot, Mallard
Mythical? Ok then …
Oysters in May, Tosca
Darn, Mod, I had “Mole” buried in the deck!
“Like Cockatoos” by The Cure
Pere Ubu — “Birdies”
“Slow Cheetah” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“June Bug” by The B-52s
“Sparrow” by Mary Hopkin
I know dove has been played, so ruling, please, on “Turtledove” by Trip Shakespeare.
Echo and the Bunnymen “Porcupine”
“Jack-Ass” by Beck, unless that conflicts with “Shake You Donkey Up” which was already played.
I missed my chance to play “Learning to Fly”, ha ha.
Stereolab “Gus the Mynah Bird”
Glow Worm – The Mills Brothers
Comment from: bostonhistorian [Member] Email
“Glow Worm” The Mills Brothers
09/25/10 @ 12:09
“I’m a Cuckoo,” Belle & Sebastian
LAST MAN STANDING!
…was already used.
“Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” – Primus
Ladybird – XTC
I think Glow Worm was played some time ago.
St. Christopher “The Hummingbird”
Hummingbird was used somewhere back there, too.
“Jenny Wren” – Paul McCartney
Sorry about the repeat. Not sure why “find” didn’t find the first hummingbird.
Charlie Chesterman, “Mustang Twang”
Oh my Lord, I hate doing push ups!
How about this one…
London Homesick Blues/Home With The Armadillo by Gary P. Nunn?
“The Gnu Song” – Flanders & Swann
“The Chipmunk Song” by The Chipmunks…a #1 hit in 1958.
The Toads of the Short Forest – FZ
Centipede Boogie, Chet Atkins
“Up With the Cock” – Judge Dread
Graham Parker “Carp Fishing on Valium”
“Bird Dog” – The Everly Brothers – It is a specific type of dog (like the hound dog)- I looked it up.
Lots of dog breeds are “bird dogs”: pointers, retrievers, spaniels, setters.
In any case, I’ve been saving this one up since it may open up a host of issues:
The Move “Brontosaurus”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai7ZGzUgHrU
There are different breeds that are considered hound dogs, too (Bloodhound, Basset Hound, Dachshund, Whippet, Rhodesian Ridgeback – all hounds).
“Monkey & Baboon” – Dr. John
I was wondering about extinct animals. Dodo got a go, so I guess dinosaurs are ok?
And darn, I was saving Aardvark for later…
And if the Chipmunk Song gets a go, then I’m playing “Go Go Gophers” – cartoon theme song. Weren’t they cute?
And to continue with the rodent theme:
“Prairie Dog” by Laika (who herself was also a dog, not the band because Margaret Fiedler is very nice)
Yeah, but the Go Go Gophers weren’t a recording act, though I’d rather listen to them than the friggin’ Chipmuncks.
“The Llama Song” – Burton Earny
Didn’t Burton also do “Rubber Ducky”?
I was saving up my aardvark track: “Does Anyone Here Have an Aardvark?” NY’ers – remember that?
So in the meantime, to get back to serious:
“Palomino” by Duran Duran.
“Salmon Falls” by Harry Nilsson!
“Caribou” by Pixies
“Bass” Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians
Reg Dwight “Neanderthal Man”
From one of those outfits the kids are all wild about down at the discotheque: Mr. Bungle’s “Platypus”
Umm, ladymiss, “Caribou” was already used…by you.
“Cobra Versus Mongoose” – Shonen Knife
Oh. What I must have been really thinking was…..
“Pelican Narrows” by Caribou.
“Mosquitoes” – Shonen Knife
“Pigmy Jerboa” – Shonen Knife
“Marmoset” – Rapeman
“Gokiburu(Cockroach Mannerism)” – Shonen Knife
“A Loon” – Kristin Hersh
So no La Cucaracha then.
How about “Fish” – Throwing Muses
“Wart Hog” – The Ramones
“Slug” – The Ramones
“Polar Bear” – Ride or Charlatans
See you in a few hours. I’m off to the Natural History Museum and the record store.
“Maggot Brain” Funkadelic
Once again, cdm has created a ridiculous, highly destructive monster of a thread, and I refuse to play anymore. At least, I refuse to play anymore after I say:
TUBE SNAKE BOOGIE, by ZZ Top.
A “tube snake” is absolutely an animal — I’ve got one myself!
HVB
I love the song Maggot Brain, but maggots are not a type of animal but rather the larval phase of development in flies or other insects.
Killjoy!
“Sloth” – Fairport Convention
Nice use of the Pince Nez, BigSteve!
Nice comeback with “Sloth,” bobbybittman!
At the moment, I’ve got nothing but compliments.
Thanks, Mod, but no love for HVB’s little funny? I liked it.
Dance away the heartache with Roxy Music’s “Nightingale.”
“Woodpecker” – Tony Joe White
Ginger Bottles “Goldfish”
http://www.last.fm/music/Ginger+Bottles because I know at some point some of these bands sound totally made up…
“Tarantula” – Smashing Pumpkins
The Black Hawk War, etc, etc… – Sufjan Stevens
The Owl and the Pussycat, Luna
What? No one has listed “Phenomenal Cat” by the Kinks?!!! Whilst I’m thinking Kinks, how about Apeman?
“Poodle Party” – The Dickies
plasticsun, apes & cats have already been used, so they’re off the board.
No love for HVB’s “little funny,” bobbyb:) When this thread was launched I figured HVB would eventually make this joke. Somehow, the longer this thread goes on, HVB will figure out a way to work in a poop joke too. I’ve loves me some HVB, though, don’t you worry!
Aha! I’ve literally got a song with “animals” in the title: “Animals,” by Talking Heads.
I am (at least for now) Last Man Standing!
Speaking of that, how long IS this thread going to go on? Is there a time limit or anything?
Just letting you all know, I have at my fingertips at least another 15 animals that haven’t been mentioned yet. You see, this thread constitutes a perfect storm for Mr. Royale and me. Both us of are music geeks, and Mr. Royale happens to have an encyclopedic knowledge of animals.
BTW, we thought maggots was a fair post. And tube snake was inspiring…
How about, in a similar vein, “Looking for the Jackalope” by Laika? They are all over the postcards in AZ?
“Starfish and Coffee” – Prince
“Catfish” – Bob Dylan
“Gerbil” by Filter
“Bumble Bee” – LaVern Baker
Mod is right. I owe this silly thread at least one more contribution:
“Dung Beetle” by Supernatural.
Having now covered ZZ Top *and* feces, I consider my contribution to the erudition of Rock Town Hall complete.
HVB
Well, this animal is well known for throwing it’s feces, so here you are, HVB:
“Orangutan” by Bow Wow Wow
Brown shit makes me think of frijoles, which makes me think of Taco Bell, which reminds me of:
“Chihuahua” also by Bow Wow Wow
“Possum Kingdom” – The Toadies
“I Fought Piranhas” by The White Stripes
“Spanish Flea” – Herb Alpert
I think fleas have been used, though funny song.
“Pony” by Swirlies
“Little Lamb Dragonfly” – Paul McCartney
I used pony already…
“Baby Amoeba Goes South”: Buffalo Daughter
I’m afraid we’re going to drive away the new prog fans as they find out just how geeky this group is, so …
Lizard, King Crimson
Speaking of geeky, how about this for a double?
“Spider Monkey” by Beth Gibbons
“Several Species Of Small Furry Animals…” – Pink Floyd
No?
“Hornet’s Nest” – Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight
And btw amoeba are not animals, and I’ll be pulling out the pince nez on anyone who tries to name something outside of Kingdom Animalia.
Mantis, Versus
“Johnny Raven” – Kiki Dee
“Panda Panda Panda” – Deerhoof
“Zebra Man” – Bob James
Oops! Zebra was done already. Sorry.
“Blood On A Porcupine Quill” – John French
…And I can’t even be bothered to check & see if porcupine was taken. I’m done. Have fun, whomever is left standing.
Mairsydotes! (Mares)
Leo Kottke, “The Last of the Arkansas Greyhounds”
Raven and porcupine have been already done.
So are we differentiating between genders of animals? If so: “The Bitch Is Back” could suffice.
If not, I play, “The Snow Leopard” by Shearwater.
Just finished watching “Date Night.” I think other people have commented on it being so-so, and the soundtrack not very inspiring. It made me want to hear, “God Loves A Terrier” from Best In Show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8rZq3oKuI
“Where are the Prawns?” by the Softboys
Oops – sorry I guess I missed Boston Historian’s previous post. I’m clearly a bit out of it.
“Gecko” by The Creatures (siouxsie and budgie 1983)
And with that I think I am down to my last card…
“The Badger Song”, Dead Milkmen… on “Bucky Fellini”
“The Ox” instrumental from The Who Sings My Generation.
Just to get them out, two animals who are already off the board:
“Cucharacha” and “Waiting for the Worms” Pink Floyd.
HVB, don’t make me start my LMS for songs in 4/4 time…
Trig – good one. I was saving “Gecko.” And I was trying to think of a badger song, other than that Tapes N’ Tapes song that has it in the lyrics.
So, another Shearwater track: “Rooks.”
In the interest of freeing up this board for more important topics, I will declare an end to this LMS at 3pm Eastern Standard Time. This should give Ladymiss, who I believe is on the West Coast, plenty of time to wake up, get some coffee and prepare for her big showdown with Bobby Bittman (and of course, anyone else who is holding on to an obscure answer in the hopes of sandbagging their way to victory).
The last entry with the time 9/27/10 @ 02:59 shall be declared the weiner. Godspeed to you all.
Mink Coat At The Bus Stop – Ricki Lee Jones
Also, if this was a Battle Royale instead of a LMS, Ladymiss would totally win with That’s A Moray
Ladymisskirroyale, you made me realize I had overlooked what would have been the 4th XTC animal here, “Rook”. And I think you scored bonus on that one — never heard of the band Shearwater, so I googled, and neither did I know that Shearwater is a bird.
It’s A Shame About Ray – Lemonheads
I assume this song is about how terrible they taste, since they are very cool looking.
“Earwig,” Dead Milkmen!
Peacock Suit, Paul Weller
Dead Milkmen’s Filet of Sole.
Kid by the Pretenders. A baby goat, right?
Definitely. Wasn’t it this song that marked Chrissie Hynde’s PETA membership?
Scorpion – Nora Dean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a3DfwIssxc
31 minutes to go before the Comments are CLOSED!
Insects Rule – Brendan Benson.
You are all holding out for another 25 minutes. I see.
I can neither confirm nor deny that I am holding out for another twenty minutes.
They Might Be Giants, “Bee of the Bird of the Moth.”
I knew that band had to have a few, but I couldn’t think of any.
5 minutes left!
crowded house – elephants
Bob Dylan, “Day of the Locusts.”
Too Much Joy – Otter Song
Elephants was already used.
“Jackals, False Grails: the Lonesome Era” – Pavement
“Honey Bee” by Tom, Petty from Wildflowers. (Under the dog/Dalmation rule.)
The Mike Campbell Appreciation Society recommends the tasty lead guitar on that song.
Buzzard and Dreadful Crows – Guided By Voices
we are siamese if you please
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, “The Gold Finch and the Red Oak Tree”
[CONGRATULATIONS, bostonhistorian, YOU ARE LAST MAN STANDING as of 2:59:53! – Mr. Mod]